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2019 Anniversary Program
RUBABOO ARTS FESTIVAL
SHUMKA
SUMMER
DANCE
CAMPS
JULY - AUGUST 2019
Featuring a variety of
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Centre, Edmonton
OVERNIGHT CAMPS
Camp Oselia,
Wabamun Lake
Watch for updates
@ shumka.com
Films, Guests, Discussions and much more about Reconciliation
Metro Cinema Late May
at the Garneau Theatre Early June
2nd Annual
RISE
For more details
www.RISEdmonton.ca
RECONCILIATION FILM FESTIVAL
Table of Contents Page 4 Welcome Messages Page 6 Rubaboo & Dreamspeakers 2019 Schedule Page 8 Dreamspeakers International Film Festival Pages 19 & 20 Youth Day Programming Page 21 Rubaboo Arts Festival Page 27 Awards Page 27 Acknowledgments & Special Thanks
Welcome Messages
A message from the Government of Alberta
The Government of Alberta is pleased to welcome everyone attending the 2019 Dreamspeakers International
Film Festival and the Rubaboo Arts Festival. Both festivals are celebrating important milestones this year. For 25
years, Dreamspeakers has celebrated the best of innovations in film, video, radio, and new media from Indigenous
creators from around the world. Now in its 10th year, Rubaboo, a Métis-Michif word meaning “stew,” is a
multi-disciplinary festival presenting art, music, food, dance, and workshops to champion new artists and works.
The success of each festival is a testament to the vitality and importance of Indigenous artists in our society. We
know they have incredible stories to tell, which is why Dreamspeakers and Rubaboo are so crucial. The festivals
encourage these many voices to share their authentic experiences and perspectives to deepen our appreciation
and understanding of Indigenous culture. These festivals would not be possible without the commitment and
passion of a dedicated team of staff and volunteers. Thank you to everyone involved in organizing this year’s
events and creating opportunities for us to celebrate the contributions of Indigenous creators.
His Worship Don Iveson
Mayor of Edmonton
On behalf of City Council and the people of Edmonton, welcome to the 25th annual Dreamspeakers
International Film Festival and the 10th annual Rubaboo Arts Festival. Edmonton is proud to be a hub for arts and
cultural activities and festivals. Each year, Dreamspeakers serves as a valuable platform for Indigenous
filmmakers to share their perspectives with Edmontonians, while the Rubaboo Arts Festival showcases
artistic works and crafts in multiple disciplines. In doing so, these festivals celebrate and honour our city’s Indigenous
roots, providing an authentic opportunity for cultural sharing and understanding.
I thank the many organizers, sponsors and volunteers for making these annual events successful, and for
working to promote Indigenous arts and culture. To the filmmakers, performers, artists and everyone else working
behind the lens and behind the scenes, I thank you for showcasing the unique perspectives and stories of Indigenous
makers. Enjoy the festivals!
Dreamspeakers Festival Society
President Robb Campre
I’d like to welcome everyone to the 25th anniversary of the Dreamspeakers Film Festival. This year, we have
change things up by extending the festival in days and adding a festival partner to help celebrate this wonderful
milestone. When you look back on the last 25 years so much has changed yet one thing that has remained is our
commitment to promoting, showcasing and highlighting our Indigenous artists for all to see. We have had some
great success in the past with the youth day, the festival, the Walk of Honour and the hundreds of films that we
have showcased from around the world representing an Indigenous lens in this medium of film screening, acting,
producing and all other aspects of the film industry in which our Indigenous community participates. I thank all of
our many sponsors, and all the amazing volunteers and our staff for their commitment and efforts, which allowed
us to grow and become a Premier Indigenous film Festival that we can all be proud of. I look forward to seeing you
as we celebrate our 25 years of bringing the best and the brightest from our Indigenous arts community.
4Dreamspeakers Festival Society
Executive Director, Christine Sokaymoh Frederick
Festival Director, Barry Bilinsky
Our Elders tell us Art began as a participatory process embedded in our ceremonies meant to communicate our
humanity to the Creator, and to each other. Art is Powerful Medicine and it leads much of the work of Reconciliation in
Canada. This has been an incredible time for Dreamspeakers. After a successful two year partnership with Alberta
Aboriginal Performing Arts that brought us into communities across the country with three new plays garnering
nominations and awards, standing ovations and tremendous reach, we have now combined our organizations
permanently in order to continue to grow in how we serve the community and the artists. In this time of #Metoo
and #TimesUp, as well as the building awareness of the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women, our communities
and our artists have been deliberating with our Elders and knowledge keepers on ways to address and drive these
movements. This year’s festival not only celebrates the significant anniversaries of these two festivals, but also
Body, Land and Food Sovereignty. We invite all Canadians, newcomers and visitors to join us in this celebration of
expressed humanity and share in the work that brings our knowledge to the forefront of these issues and builds our
collective identity!
Assistant Producer
Doreen Cardinal
Welcome to all the Youth attending this year’s 2019 Dreamspeakers International Film Festival! I am the
Youth Day Coordinator and have been with the Dream Team for 10 years. As founder of Youth Day In 2005, I am so
happy to have the opportunity to provide new and innovative programming. Dreamspeakers is celebrating 25 years
this year and moving towards showcasing Aboriginal Youth filmmakers and artists to a level of excellence across
Canada for years to come!
5Dreamspeakers and
INFO: dreamspeakers.org (780) 378-9609 @Dreamspeakers @RubabooArtsFest
FRI APR 26
4pm Opening Ceremonies Beaver Hills House Park, 10404 Jasper Ave NW
7:30pm Rocko & Nakota Alberta Avenue Community Centre, 9210 118 Ave NW
SAT APR 27
11am In Dark Places Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
1pm A Creation Story • Etatshimakant Aiasheu (The Legend of Aiasheu) • Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
SGaawaay K’uuna (Edge of the Knife)
4pm Giant Bear • Hant Quij Cöipaxi Hac (The Creation Of The World) • Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
Ba’o-The Cannibal Giant • Akornatsinniitut-Tarratta Nunaanni (Among
Us-In The Land Of Our Shadows)
7pm Don’t Just Talk About It • My Lyric I Never Knew Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
7:30pm Rocko & Nakota Alberta Avenue Community Centre, 9210 118 Ave NW
8pm Falls Around Her Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
SUN APR 28
11:30am Okichitaw - Refeathering The Warrior Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
1:15pm Sembradoras De Vida (Mothers Of The Land) Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
2:45pm The Crossing • Wiñaypacha (Eternity) • Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
Esperanza Del Oriente (Hope Of The East)
4:30pm Territoire Ishkueu Territoire Femme (Ishkueu Territory Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
Woman Territory) • Quilombo Mata Cavalo
7pm Three Feathers followed by panel Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
9pm Out Of Nothing • Fast Horse Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
10pm Just One Word • Moa Ma Le Pinko (Chicken and Bingo) Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
MON APR 29
1pm Dirt McComber: Last Of The Mohicans Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
1:30pm Rocko & Nakota Alberta Avenue Community Centre, 9210 118 Ave NW
3pm Speaking To Their Mother Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
4pm Naketuenita (Respect) Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
5:30pm The Blackfeet Flood Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
7pm MA’OHI NUI, In The Heart Of The Ocean My Country Lies Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
9:30pm Beyond Climate Change Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
TUE APR 30
1:30pm Rocko & Nakota Alberta Avenue Community Centre, 9210 118 Ave NW
1:30pm Living Culture Speaking Truth Language Revitalization In Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
Our Communities • Respect Your Elders, Chum • Waniska
3:30pm Huahua (Child) Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
7:30pm Rocko & Nakota Alberta Avenue Community Centre, 9210 118 Ave NW
6:30pm Retablo Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
6 8:30pm Rainbow Warriors • Majur • Make Me • Positions Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NWRubaboo 2019 Schedule RUBABOO ARTS FESTIVAL
Rubaboo Tickets at the Door Film Tickets at www.metrocinema.org
WED MAY 01
4:30pm Broken Jaw • The Epic Journey • Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
Treaty Day On The Rez • Dead Bolt
5:30pm 聞こえない声―アイヌ遺骨問題 もうひとつの150年― Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
(Colonized Voices -The Repatriation of Ainu Remains: Another
Perspective on the History of the Last 150 Years)
7:30pm Making Treaty 7’s Kaahsinnoniks Theatre Lab, Allard Hall, 11110 104 Ave NW
THURS MAY 02
8:30am Youth Day Registration Conference Centre, Allard Hall, 11110 104 Ave NW
9am - 3pm Youth Day Workshops & Career Fair Conference Centre, Allard Hall, 11110 104 Ave NW
9am - 3pm Rene Haynes Casting Talent Search Classrooms 11-450 & 11-460, Allard Hall, 11110 104 Ave NW
Noon Youth Day Career Fair Atrium, Allard Hall, 11110 104 Ave NW
1pm DOT Retro Screening Conference Centre, Allard Hall, 11110 104 Ave NW
3pm - 4pm Meme Creation workshop with @dadfights Conference Centre, Allard Hall, 11110 104 Ave NW
3pm - 6pm Youth Talent Show Tech Rehearsals Betty Andrews Hall, Allard Hall, 11110 104 Ave NW
5pm - 6pm Rene Haynes Casting Auditioning Tips Workshop Conference Centre, Allard Hall, 11110 104 Ave NW
7pm Youth Talent Show hosted by Lance Cardinal Betty Andrews Hall, Allard Hall, 11110 104 Ave NW
followed by Meme Panel Discussion
FRI MAY 03
7pm Kaha:wi Dance Theatre’s Blood, Water, Earth Theatre Lab, Allard Hall, 11110 104 Ave NW
8:30pm Rubaboo Cabaret Betty Andrews Hall, Allard Hall, 11110 104 Ave NW
SAT MAY 04
2pm Fusion Performance ᐄᓃᐤ (ÎNÎW) River Lot 11∞ Indigenous Art Park, 10380 Queen Elizabeth Park Rd
7pm Kaha:wi Dance Theatre’s Blood, Water Earth Theatre Lab, Allard Hall, 11110 104 Ave NW
8:30 pm Sovereign Bodies: Virago Nation, Betty Andrews Hall, Allard Hall, 11110 104 Ave NW
Iskotêw Iskwêwak, Audra Dacity
SUN MAY 05
10am - 4pm Tattoo Medicine for Land Defence Gathering & Action Theatre Lab, Allard Hall, 11110 104 Ave NW
11am White Noise Play Reading and Betty Andrews Hall, Allard Hall, 11110 104 Ave NW
Indigenous Dramaturgy
2pm Virago Nation Dangerous Curves and Shumka School of Dance, 10515 111 St NW
Decolonial Self Love Workshops
MON MAY 06
6pm Gallery Reception Galerie Cité, 8627 Rue Marie-Anne Gaboury
TUE MAY 07
7pm Anniversary Gala & Performances Triffo Theatre, Allard Hall, 11110 104 Ave NW
7Dreamspeakers International Film Festival 2019
Opening Ceremony Fri Apr 26
Jerry and Jo-Ann Saddleback 4pm
Beaver Hills House Park, 10404 Jasper Ave NW
Honouring the deep relations that both Dreamspeakers and Rubaboo have created over
the vast years that they’ve engaged artists, community and allies, we invite all to a special outdoor
Cedar Smudge at the Dreamspeakers Walk of Honour tribute to artists. Our Elders will guide us in
ceremony and both Welcoming and Honour Songs, and an invitation to respond to the welcome to
the territory...and when the spirit moves we can Round Dance!
In Dark Places (2018) Sat Apr 27
Directed by Michael Bennett 11am
Run Time: 99 min Feature Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
NEW ZEALAND English
In Dark Places is the moving true story of a 17 year-old New Zealand Maori man imprisoned
for over 21 years for a crime he did not commit, and an ex-cop’s heroic battle to win him freedom.
A Creation Story (2018) Sat Apr 27
Directed by Susan Joy & Alexis Almightyvoice 1pm
Run Time: 4 min Short Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
CANADA English Youth Film
This story is based on an Elder’s story of creation that was passed down about the bear,
buffalo, otter, eagle, mole and man & women.
Etatshimakant Aiasheu (2019) Sat Apr 27
The Legend of Aiasheu 1pm
Directed by Christine Poker Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
Run Time: 39 min Short
CANADA Inuktitut (w/ English subtitles)
From the Innu legends of Northern Labrador, a story of love and a son’s revenge for a
wrong done years ago.
8SGaawaay K’uuna (2018) Sat Apr 27
Edge of the Knife 1pm
Directed by Gwaai Edenshaw & Helen Haig-Brown Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
Run Time: 99 min Feature
CANADA Haida (w/ English subtitles)
Edge of the Knife is the first feature film spoken only in dialects of the Haida language.
Set in 19th-century Haida Gwaii, it tells the classic Haida story of the traumatized and stranded
man transformed to Gaagiixiid, the wildman.
Giant Bear (2018) Sat Apr 27
Directed by Daniel Gies & Neil Christopher 4pm
Run Time: 12 min Animation Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
CANADA Inuktitut (w/ English subtitles)
A timeless Inuit legend about a solitary man, a giant bear and their daunting foes: each
other. Centered on a confrontation between the last monster bear and an Inuit hunter, Giant
Bear is a chilling short that brings an ancient story out of the North.
Hant Quij Cöipaxi Hac (2019) Sat Apr 27
The Creation of The World 4pm
Directed by Antonio Coello Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
Run Time: 10 min Animation
MEXICO Seri (w/ English subtitles)
The creation myth is adapted into an animated short film made by Seri Indigenous
children and Elders.
BA’O-The Cannibal Giant (2018) Sat Apr 27
Directed by Nick Dangeli 4pm
Run Time: 7 min Short Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
CANADA English
A young girl sits with her grandmother around the campfire where she learns cultural stories.
9Akornatsinniitut - Tarratta Nunaanni (2017) Sat Apr 27
Among Us - In The Land Of Our Shadows 4pm
Directed by Marc Fussing Rosback Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
Run Time: 93 min Feature
GREENLAND Greenlandic (w/ English subtitles)
This suspense-filled sci-fi adventure for all ages draws on Greenlandic culture, myth,
folklore and legends, with a healthy dose of humour.
Don’t Just Talk About It (2019) Sat Apr 27
Directed by Cher Obediah 7pm
Run Time: 32 min Documentary Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
CANADA English
Learning more and getting connected to my culture created a sense of alignment and
belonging. I felt purposeful and afraid in a good way. The project is filled with bits of information
I wish I would have known sooner about my culture, about life and the power we have over our
own patterned thinking.
My Lyric I Never Knew (2019) Sat Apr 27
Directed by Nauzanin Knight 7pm
Run Time: 9 min Short Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
CANADA English
Sherita, a young Indigenous woman, and up-and-coming singer in Canada, who has
emerged anew from a turbulent youth—one of drug abuse, and a violent romantic relationship
which resulted in her coma and the forced adoption of her baby— is set to take the stage tomorrow
with her new song called “My Lyric, I Never Knew”, about the child she never knew.
Falls Around Her (2018) Sat Apr 27
Directed by Darlene Naponse 8pm
Run Time: 101 min Feature Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
CANADA English
Exhausted by years of touring the world with her band, renowned Anishinaabe musician
Mary (Tantoo Cardinal) comes home to Atikameksheng Anishnawbek First Nation in northern
Ontario. She returns to the land to restore herself, but her past success makes her a commodity
to some, and she finds it difficult to hide from the demands of the outside world.
10Okichitaw - Refeathering The Warrior (2019) Sun Apr 28
Directed by Meegwun Fairbrother 11:30am
Run Time: 55 min Documentary Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
CANADA English
A documentary film featuring the Plains Cree martial art Okichitaw and the man who
assembled it all, Okimakahn George Lepine. Master George tells the story of his forty years of
research into the ancient warfare techniques of his ancestors and how he structured Canada’s
first Indigenous martial art form.
Sembradoras De Vida (2019) Sun Apr 28
Mothers of the Land 1:15pm
Directed by Álvaro & Diego Sarmiento Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
Run Time: 74 min Documentary
PERU Spanish, Quechua (w/ English subtitles)
Mothers of the Land accompanies five women from the Andean highlands in their daily
struggle to maintain a traditional and organic way of working the land. In the Andean worldview,
women and the earth are strongly interrelated. Both, a women’s body and the earth’s soil are
capable of giving and nurturing life. In the context of an ever-growing industrialisation of
agriculture, the use of chemical pesticides and genetically modified seeds it is women, who,
connected to the earth through bonds of sisterhood, take on the role of protectors.
The Crossing (2018) Sun Apr 28
Directed by Chris Shaw 2:45pm
Run Time: 5 min Animation Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
UNITED KINGDOM Tibetan (w/ English subtitles)
Every year, hundreds of Tibetans make the perilous journey across the Himalayas, the
world’s highest mountain range, into India - fleeing the persecution they face in their homeland,
which has been occupied by China for more than 60 years.
Wiñaypacha (2017) Sun Apr 28
Eternity 2:45pm
Directed by Óscar Catacora Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
Run Time: 87 min Feature
PERU Aymara (w/ English subs)
A deeply emotional experience and features stunning cinematography that must be seen
on the big screen. This landmark film is the first feature filmed entirely in the Aymara language
and has swept awards at festivals around the world. The story of Willka and Phaxsi (Sun and Moon
in Aymara) will touch your heart and soul.
11Esperanza Del Oriente (2018) Sun Apr 28
Hope Of The East 2:45pm
Directed by Patricia Albornoz Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
Run Time: 12 min Documentary
CHILE Spanish (w/ English subtitles)
The Esperanza del Oriente boat sets sail from Riberalta to provide medical care for the
Indigenous people of the village of Portachuelo.
Territoire Ishkueu Territoire Femme (2018) Sun Apr 28
Ishkueu Territory Woman Territory 4:30pm
Directed by Claude Hamel Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
Run Time: 63 min Documentary
CANADA French (w/ English subtitiles)
Eight native women storytellers, writers and poets performing live at the Atalukan
Storytelling and Legends Festival in Mashtueiatsh (Pointe-Bleue), Quebec.
Quilombo Mata Cavalo (2018) Sun Apr 28
Directed by Jurandir Amaral 4:30pm
Run Time: 16 min Documentary Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
BRAZIL Portuguese (w/ English subtitles)
In quilombo Mata Cavalo, quilombolas residents of six communities resist to preserve
their cultural traits, maintain community integration and conquer the regularization of lands
inherited from their ancestors.
Three Feathers (2018) Sun Apr 28
Directed by Carla Ulrich 7pm
Run Time: 44 min Short Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
CANADA English
When harm is done, justice must heal. After committing a shocking crime that devastates
the innocence of their small community, Flinch, Bryce and Rupert are sent to live on the land for
9 months to explore the power of restorative justice. The Elders reconnect them to a life that was
taken from them long ago, but it’s up to the boys to acquire the humility needed to return home
and face their past. This screening will be followed by a panel.
12Out Of Nothing (2018) Sun Apr 28
Directed by Alexandra Lazarowich & 9pm
Janna Kyllastinen Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
Run Time: 15 min Documentary
CANADA English
This experimental documentary examines parallels between Western science’s “Big
Bang” and the creation story of the Shinnecock Nation to engage with the ever fascinating
question: “Where do we come from?”
Fast Horse (2018) Sun Apr 28
Directed by Alexandra Lazarowich 9pm
Run Time: 13 min Documentary Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
CANADA English
Fast Horse is a rare look at the world of bareback horse racing through the experience of
one Siksika horseman, Alison RedCrow, as he strives to build a team and take on the best riders in
the Blackfoot Confederacy. This old tradition is alive and well.
Just One Word (2017) Sun Apr 28
Directed by Jani Lauzon 10pm
Run Time: 12 min Short Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
CANADA English
Kim Morin is a successful Metis lawyer surrounded by luxury, security and Contemporary
Native Art. Inner peace? Not so much. Kim needs things to be perfect. She wants the wrongs in
her community and her family to be right. So when she finally tracks down her half-sister Asha
who is scarred from years of foster care, carrying bundles of abandonment issues and drinking
like a fish, Kim brings out the old Just One Word board game she loved as a child and makes her
“to die for” cupcakes.
Moa Ma Le Pinko (2018) Sun Apr 28
Chicken And Bingo 10pm
Directed by Amberley Jo Aumua, Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
Courtney Montour & Jesse Littlebird
Run Time: 7 min Short
NEW ZEALAND English
Two random strangers at a cemetery have an unlikely connection recounting the deaths
of their loved ones and sharing stories of chicken and bingo.
13Dirt McComber: Last Of The Mohicans (2018) Mon Apr 29
Directed by Ryan White & Joanne Storkan 1pm
Run Time: 73 min Documentary Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
CANADA English
Eric “Dirt” McComber is a rugged individualist who provides for his large family by
hunting and fishing the Kahnawake Mohawk Territory near Montreal. But he must straddle two
worlds to accomplish his many business, family, and societal functions.
Speaking To Their Mother (1992) Mon Apr 29
Directed by Marjorie Beaucage 3pm
Run Time: 26 min Documentary Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
CANADA English
During the summer of 1992 Marjorie Beaucage invited artist Rebecca Belmore to bring
her performative artwork Ayum-ee-aawach Oomama-mowan: Speaking to Their Mother to the
Mother Earth Wiggins Bay Blockade in Northern Saskatchewan.
Naketuenita (2018) Mon Apr 29
Respect 4pm
Directed by Kent Martin Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
Run Time: 62 min Documentary
CANADA English
The Innu Nation were among the last nomadic people in North America. Their homeland
was a vast territory called Nitassinan in Labrador. Pressured by the Church and Governments, the
Innu were settled into communities in the middle of the 20th Century. Then the Churchill Falls
Hydro Project flooded vast areas of their land without permission. Their communities fell apart
and into despair. Now the Innu are taking back control of their land, government, schools, social
services and their resources which are overseen by the Environmental Guardians. This film tells
their story.
The Blackfeet Flood (2018) Mon Apr 29
Directed by Torsten Kjellstrand & Ben Shors 5:30pm
Run Time: 27 min Documentary Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
UNITED STATES English
Butch New Breast left The Blackfeet Reservation in 1964 when a flood washed away his
home, his parents and sister. He returns 50 years later “to see if I can still get that feeling, like
I am Blackfeet.”
14MA’OHI NUI, In The Heart Of The (2018) Mon Apr 29
Ocean My Country Lies 7pm
Directed by Annick Ghijzeling Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
Run Time: 112 min Documentary
BELGIUM French (w/ English subtitles)
Tahiti, French Polynesia. Between the runway of the international airport and a small
mound of earth lies a district called the Flamboyant. Over there, one says ”district” as not to say
“shantytown”. There is another face of contemporary colonisation born of the thirty years of
French nuclear tests in Polynesia. By confronting the Ma’ohi spirit with its nuclear history and its
fractured existence, the film shows the face of contemporary colonisation and the vital impetus of
a people trying not to forget themselves and who, silently, are seeking the path of independence.
Beyond Climate (2018) Mon Apr 29
Directed by Ian Mauro 9:30pm
Run Time: 40 min Documentary Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
CANADA English
Narrated by David Suzuki, Beyond Climate explores the human and environmental
impacts of climate change in British Columbia, and is a timely contribution to the province and
country as we grapple with climate change, the paramount issue of our time.
Living Culture Speaking Truth Language (2018) Tues Apr 30
Revitalization in our Communities 1:30pm
Directed by Mike Black, Petie Chalifoux, Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
Alex Lazarowich & Roxann Whitebean
Run Time: 38 min Documentary
CANADA English
An insightful documentary that looks through the lens of seven Indigenous communities
who have taken initiative by employing their own unique strategies, challenging this decline
and are on the forefront of strengthening and revitalizing their languages.
Respect Your Elders Chum (2018) Tues Apr 30
Directed by Jack Belhumeur 1:30pm
Run Time: 7 min Short Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
CANADA English
Chum learns a lesson respecting his Elders.
15Waniska (2018) Tues Apr 30
Directed by Andrée Cazabon 1:30pm
Run Time: 25 min Documentary Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
CANADA English
In an extraordinary display of resilience, a group of Elders out on the land address the
importance of Indigenous knowledge. These residential school Survivors shine a light on a future
where this traditional knowledge system may be called upon to assist humanity. Filmed in the
fields and forests of First Nations lands across Saskatchewan, Waniska was envisioned and
directed by the Elder’s Circle of the First Nations University of Canada with participation from
students. Waniska means ‘to awaken’ in Cree.
Huahua (2018) Tues Apr 30
Child 3:30pm
Directed by Jose Espinosa Anguaya Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
Run Time: 68 min Documentary
ECUADOR Spanish (w/ English subtitles)
A young Aboriginal couple faces an unexpected pregnancy that will make them question
their identity and the world in which they will raise their child.
Retablo (2017) Tues Apr 30
Directed by Alvaro Delgado Aparicio 6:30pm
Run Time: 95 min Feature Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
PERU Quecha (w/ English subtitles)
The life of a 14-year-old boy in an isolated Peruvian village is turned upside down when
he accidentally discovers his troubled father’s secret.
Rainbow Warriors Collection (2019) Tues Apr 30
Spring/Summer 2019 8:30pm
Directed by Derek Jagodzinsky Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
Run Time: 2 min Short
CANADA English
The ancient prophecy foretelling of the Rainbow Warriors was recounted by many
Indigenous Nations across North America, including the Hopi and Zuni in the southwest, the Cree
in the far north, the Cherokee in the southeast and Sioux Indians from the Plains. These Nations
prophesied that people of different colours, classes and creeds will unite to spread the wisdom of
living in harmony with each other, all creatures and the land at a time when the Earth is ravaged
by the powerful effects of greed and destruction. This diverse group of people will be called the
Rainbow Warriors and their actions and deeds will reestablish balance in the world, in turn renewing
the planet with health, integrity and spiritual prosperity.
16Majur (2018) Tues Apr 30
Directed by Rafael Irineu 8:30pm
Run Time: 20 min Documentary Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
BRAZIL Portuguese (w/ English subtitles)
Meet Majur, LGBTQ +, chief of communication of an Indigenous village located in the
interior of Mato Grosso, Brazil. The documentary shows a year of his life.
Make Me (2018) Tues Apr 30
Directed by Janet Rogers 8:30pm
Run Time: 6 min Short Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
CANADA English
An erotic poem is recited while candles, sage, and honey are used in a performative
ceremony, inviting our suitors to love us well, and love us better.
Positions (2018) Tues Apr 30
Directed by Justin Ducharme 8:30pm
Run Time: 12 min Short Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
CANADA English
A simple and naturalistic approach to a day in the life of a two-spirit, male sex worker
as he visits his clients. Positions is an unapologetic and realist exploration of sexual desire, the
quest for financial stability, and the pursuit of agency over one’s own body.
Broken Jaw (2018) Wed May 1
Directed by Kassidy Greyeyes 4:30pm
Run Time: 3 min Short Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
CANADA English Youth Film
This story is based on an Elder’s recollection of a story passed down about Jacob Johnstone
(Broken Jaw) who was shot in the face when he was fifteen years old. He became chief by
Mistawasis, was a medicine man and an Elder.
17The Epic Journey (2018) Wed May 1
Directed by Marvin Jimmy Jr, Mariah Pechawis, 4:30pm
Patric Harrison & Channelle Smallchild Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
Run Time: 6 min Short
CANADA English Youth Film
This film is based on a Elder’s story of a journey that a group of Ojibwe took to move away
from the Europeans that were coming into the new world in the 1800’s.
Treaty Day On The Rez (2018) Wed May 1
Directed by Theresa Sanderson 4:30pm
Run Time: 7 min Short Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
CANADA English Youth Film
This film is based on a Elder’s memory of going to pick up Treaty money, and Tuberculosis.
Dead Bolt (2018) Wed May 1
Directed by Jon Berg 4:30pm
Run Time: 8 min Short Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
CANADA English Youth Film
A young woman pays a terrible price for leaving her door unlocked when a stranger takes
over her apartment and locks her out.
聞こえない声―アイヌ遺骨問題 もうひとつの150年― (2018) Wed May 1
Colonized Voices - The Repatriation of Ainu Remains: 5:30pm
Another Perspective on the History of the Last 150 Years Metro Cinema, 8712 109 St NW
Directed by Yasushi Fujishima
Run Time: 53 min Documentary
JAPAN Japanese (w/ English subtitles)
In the 19th century, the Japanese government annexed the northern island, Hokkaido,
traditionally inhabited by the Ainu, as a strategy against the advancement of the Russian
Empire from the north. The 150-year history of Hokkaido, which is regarded as “development”,
is also the history of “colonization,” during which the Japanese government tormented the
Ainu through discriminative policies that still affect the Ainu people’s lives to this day.
18Youth Day
Thursday, May 02, 2019
Conference Centre, Allard Hall, 11110 104 Ave NW
Youth Day empowers young Aboriginal artists to express their creativity, entertain audiences and share their
visions. This is our engagement with community, a celebration of youth culture, and a showcase for the richness and
diversity of a new generation of filmmakers.
WORKSHOP AGENDA
Registration begins at 8:30am
360 Degree Video - Ryan Jackson 9am
The founder of Full Circle Visuals will provide a workshop for youth blending technology and storytelling
presenting 360 filmmaking and new formats including VT and dome projection.
15 min BREAK 10am
Cinematic Storytelling - International Curator Antonio Coello 10:15am
Intro to understanding the inner logic of stories and its influx on human emotions. Youth will acquire tools to
structure stories. The workshop aims to rediscover storytelling tradition as a primary source for the creation of
different formats of digital contents that can contribute to the revitalization of Indigenous cultures and languages.
3D Imaging and Animation - Joe Raffa 11:15am
Learn more about computer graphics, motion graphics, animation and 3D with Plastic Thought Studios.
Noon Hour Lunch & Career Fair Atrium
Youth will interact with various companies that serve arts and culture! Lunch is included.
DOT Retrospective 1pm - 2:30pm
Youth will enjoy a compilation of shorts from our Dreamspeakers On Tour youth filmmaking program which
ran from 2006 to 2014. After 40 minutes we will have a 10 minute break & continue with screening.
19Youth Day Programming
Thursday, May 02, 2019
MacEwan University - Allard Hall 11110 104 Ave NW
Rene Haynes Casting 9am - 3pm
FREE Talent Search Classrooms 11-450 & 11-460, Allard Hall, 11110 104 Ave NW
Don’t miss your chance to audition FREE OF CHARGE w/ Rene Haynes Casting from Los Angeles, CA! She
specializes in Indigenous projects, including Canadian features Rhymes for Young Ghouls, Indian Horse and the
upcoming Blood Quantum and Night Raiders. Indigenous youth interested in acting can apply for this opportunity.
Space is limited.
Tech Rehearsals for Youth Talent show 3pm-6pm
Betty Andrews Hall, Allard Hall, 11110 104 Ave NW
Youth who have signed up for the evening Talent Show will prep for the big night of Cash Prizes.
Youth Talent Show hosted by Lance Cardinal 7pm
Betty Andrews Hall, Allard Hall, 11110 104 Ave NW
Open to all Aboriginal Youth, we invite ages 12 to 29 to showcase their unique talents.
Sign up for your chance to be on stage and show the world what you can do. Cash prizes to be
won! Talent Night will kick off with National Film Board’s The Road Forward to be performed by
two talented young Aboriginal performers Skye Demas and Kendra Shorter fresh off a Canadian
Tour of the production Bears.
Skye Demas
Graduate of the Victoria School of Performing Arts in 2017. Skye is a dancer,
actor, performer, and choreographer. Edmonton’s Children’s Dance Theatre, 3SB, she
loves hip hop. She played the lead role in the production Minosis Gathers Hope which
toured in Canada and Alberta in 2018.
Kendra Shorter
Kendra attended The Joffrey Ballet School, School of Alberta Ballet and
Royal Winnipeg Ballet School. Dancing since the age of 3 she danced with Contemporary
Dancers, Edmonton Festival Ballet and the Edmonton Prospects Dance Team. Kendra has
toured since 2018.
Meme Panel Discussion w/ 9pm
Nigel Robinson, Arnell Tailfeathers, & Betty Andrews Hall, Allard Hall, 11110 104 Ave NW
Taran Kootenhayoo
The night will end with acclaimed Meme artists Arnell Tailfeathers, Nigel Robinson, and Taran Kootenayoo
discussing the complexities and power of the new art form to Subvert and Challenge in accessible, streamlined ways.
20Rubaboo Arts Festival 2019
Rocko & Nakota: Tales From The Land Fri Apr 26, Sat Apr 27, Tues Apr 30 @ 7:30pm
Directed by Barry Bilinsky, Designed by Mon Apr 29, Tues Apr 30 @ 1:30pm
Ami Farrow, Written and performed by Alberta Avenue Community Centre, 9210 118 Ave NW
Josh Languedoc
Meet Nakota. A young boy who is sick in the hospital and trying to write the greatest
story ever. One day, Grandpa Rocko comes over for a visit and whisks Nakota away into a world of
stories that are right below his feet. Within the land. This show explores the interplay between
stories of the present against the long forgotten stories of the past, as Nakota learns to confront
his fears and discover who he truly is.
Making Treaty 7’s Wed May 1
Kaahsinnoniks 7:30pm
Theatre Lab, Allard Hall, 11110 104 Ave NW
The title of the show, Kaahsinnoniks, in Blackfoot loosely translates to ancestors. The title
gives an opportunity to play with the western construct of past, present and future. The Elders
say, before we had calendars and clocks, we only had today with our ancestors, only two days
behind us and two days ahead of us – which gives us a paradigm that allows us to explore the
events of the past, the present and future because for us, everything is integrated.
Meme Creation Workshop Thurs May 2
3pm
Conference Centre, Allard Hall, 11110 104 Ave NW
Indigenous meme workshop led by @dadfights. How-to’s, references, origins, and more.
Want to learn more? Stay for the Meme Panel Discussion with Arnell Tailfeathers, Nigel Robinson,
and Taran Kootenayoo following the Youth Talent Show later in the evening.
Rene Haynes Casting Thurs May 2
Auditioning Tips Workshop 5pm
Conference Centre, Allard Hall, 11110 104 Ave NW
Casting Director Rene Haynes, and her associate Elise Buedel, provide tips on the DOs and
DON’Ts of AUDITIONING - as well as all the secrets to making a successful SELF-TAPE - which is so
important in this Internet driven casting environment.
This workshop is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
21Kaha:wi Dance Theatre’s Fri May 3, Sat May 4
Blood, Water, Earth 7pm
Theatre Lab, Allard Hall, 11110 104 Ave NW
Blood, Water, Earth is a ritual, an embodied incantation, traversing sacred alignment from
cosmos to womb to whenua. Weaving performance, video and music/song, it channels the ancestral,
elemental and the dream world. The imagery and energies span the wide range of what is woman:
warrior, leader, mother, transformer and huntress. Acknowledging inter-connectedness and
shared experiences of Indigenous woman, Blood Water Earth places a Konkwehon:we/Mana
Wahine (Aotearoa) worldview in the vanguard. The performance is inspired by the concepts
and imagery from Kaha:wi Dance Theatre’s triptych series on Re-Matriation: Re-Quickening,
Blood Tides and Skennen.
Rubaboo Cabaret Fri May 3
8:30pm
Betty Andrews Hall, Allard Hall, 11110 104 Ave NW
A tried and true Festival tradition; a mixture of music, dance, spoken word poetry, and
film tied together by the excitement to perform. In the spirit of our Michif namesake “Rubaboo
Stew”: Come enjoy a bountiful blend of all the artistic flavours available in our community - from
festival favourites to talented emerging artists.
Fusion Performance Sat May 4
2pm
ᐄᓃᐤ (ÎNÎW) River Lot 11∞ Indigenous Art Park, 10380 Queen Elizabeth Park Rd
An improvised collaborative performance art piece infusing the lasting impact of the
Indigenous public art park. Channeling the stories spoken across these banks for centuries, we
take our Fusion formula of combining visual artists with performing artists to create synergistic,
dynamic, and wholly collaborative art. MJ Belcourt Moses is at the centre of our work in the park.
22Sovereign Bodies Sat May 4
8:30pm
Virago Nation, Iskotew Iskwewak & Audra Dacity Betty Andrews Hall, Allard Hall, 11110 104 Ave NW
The power of womanhood and Indigenous sexuality are unabashedly celebrated in our gathering of local and
national Burlesque artists. Vancouver favorites Virago Nation, with local artists Iskotew Iskwewak and Audra Dacity,
and a film by Janet Rogers.
Virago Nation
A Virago is a woman who demonstrates exemplary and heroic qualities. She is a female
warrior. She is a woman who is not afraid of transgressing the dominant culture’s gender
expectations. We believe there is an inner Virago in all Indigenous women.
In tonight’s performance the members of Virago Nation invite you to take a journey into
the world of Indigenous sexuality through unapologetic and empowered burlesque performances.
With humour, seduction, pop culture and politics they will assert that Aboriginal women will not be
confined to the colonial virgin-whore dichotomy but will design a new dynamic and multi-faceted
sexual identity rooted in their own desires.
Iskotêw Iskwêwak
Feast
Iskotêw Iskwêwak are a group of 4 Indigenous Womxn that perform in Burlesque inspired
dance, aerial arts, singing, spoken word poetry and ceremony. Every performance stems from a
desire to awaken sexual expression from an Indigenous Womxn’s healing perspective. We call in
the stories from our past, present and future and leave nothing behind.
Iskotêw Iskwêwak’s latest performance journey, Feast, involves: Camille Louis, Jocelyn
Louis, Teneil Whiskeyjack, Ayla Modeste, Tarene Thomas and Barry Bilinsky.
Feast is a journey that unravels the sensations that exist in the feasting ceremony. While
reclaiming the erotic nature of our being, we feast on our food, we feast on each other and we
indulge in the exploration of our blood line. Feast combines dance theatre, spoken word poetry,
vocals and aerial arts in an array of ritual, desire and play.
Audra Dacity
Dancing since before she was born, Audra Dacity bring big smiles and a big butt to the stage.
Major festivals and venues have been the Edmonton Burlesque Festival, Calgary International
Burlesque Festival, Itty Bitty Burlesque Festival, Winnipeg International Burlesque Festival,
Capital Burlesque Expo, the Citadel Shoctor Theatre and the Winspear. She is a director and
performer with Capital City Burlesque - Edmonton’s longest running burlesque troupe,
and also acts as one of the Edmonton Burlesque Festival’s Board of Directors. A butt so wondrous
it has its very own hashtag! #buttsofnorthbattleford
She will be in performing in Nelson, BC later in May for Deja Louve’s show Reclaim: A
Powerful Evening of Indigenous Burlesque Art, featuring the Reigning Queen of the New Orleans
Burlesque Festival, wLouLou La Duchesse De Riere of the Kahwanake Mohawk Nation.
23Tattoo Medicine for Land Defence Sun May 5
Gathering & Action 10am-4pm
Theatre Lab, Allard Hall, 11110 104 Ave NW
A gathering to empower and lift up the virtues of our Indigenous warrior societies. To uphold
the strength of our defence of Indigenous Land, Food, and Bodies. Live tattoo sessions utilizing
hand poke and skin stitch techniques, political discourse, live entertainment and Art.
Taran Kootenhayoo’s White Noise Play Reading, Sun May 5
and Indigenous Dramaturgy Talk Back 11am
Betty Andrews Hall, Allard Hall, 11110 104 Ave NW
A curious comedy where an Indigenous and Caucasian family meet for dinner. Oilers vs.
Canucks. A live, laugh, love type of vibe. Prepare yourself to live in the uncomfortable feeling of
conversations we all find difficulty having. Followed by a talk back about Indigenous
dramaturgy, facilitated by Lindsay LaChance.
Workshop with Virago Nation Sun May 5
www.viragonation.ca 2pm
Shumka School of Dance, 10515 111 St NW
@viragonation
Join Virago Nation for an afternoon of exploration into the sensual with their Dangerous
Curves and Decolonial Self Love workshops. Founded in May 2016, Virago Nation is an
award-winning collective of First Nations burlesque performers on a mission to rematriate
Indigenous sexuality. The Viragoes believe that all people, especially Indigenous
women, deserve a healthy and fun relationship with their bodies. Virago Nation has been
featured at festivals and events across Turtle Island, in cities like Vancouver BC, Calgary AB,
Ottawa ON, Toronto ON, and Las Vegas NV. They have been internationally recognized
in the burlesque industry as a leading troupe in the burlesque arts community.
Gallery Reception Mon May 6
6pm
Galerie Cité, 8627 Rue Marie-Anne Gaboury
Witness a stunning display of Indigenous visual art and join us to celebrate artwork from the
Stoney Nakoda Morley AV Club, along with artist Dawn Saunders Dahl on May 6 from 6:00 to 8:00pm.
The gallery is located on the main and second floors of La Cite Francophone.
Galerie Cité provides unique opportunities for participants to explore the history of the area
through visual art exhibitions, workshops and events. All community members are encouraged
to attend Galerie Cite exhibits and events, located at La Cite Francophone in the French Quarter
of Edmonton. For the last four years we have partnered with the Rubaboo Arts Festival to present
visual art exhibits created by local Indigenous artists. This year we have expanded our reach and
invited artists from the Stoney AV Club, based out of Morley Alberta. We plan to continue to
invite Indigenous visual artists from across Alberta to exhibit in Galerie Cite during the
Rubaboo Arts Festival. To participate, please contact galeriecite@lacitefranco.ca
24Morley AV Club
As Nakoda people, we are born storytellers, it’s in our blood, it’s our birthright. Story has
been eroded in our lives, but never removed, and we’re working to build it up as both a tradition,
and a response to modern life. Today we make art as one way of telling our stories.
This exhibit contains diverse works from members of the Stoney Nakoda Audio Visual Club,
which is based in Treaty 7 Territory, in the foothills of the Rocky Mountain Range. A youth driven
collective, our group’s rallying call is that we believe in the power of story and the potential of
our people. These works reflect traditional as well as modern influences on each artist’s life, and
speak to the importance of creation as a process of countering the negative forces that act upon
us as young indigenous people living on reserves. We tell stories to heal ourselves and our people,
and to make our ancestors proud.
As a collective the Club aspires to be recognized as a traditional Indigenous society within
the Nakoda world view. We are refining our arts practices, and embarking on a learning journey,
we have so much growing still to do. We are honored by your presence here to witness these
stories and our journey. Our deepest hope that you enjoy this work. Îsniyes (With Thanks)
Artists Participating from Stoney Nakoda Morley:
• Cheyanne Bearspaw
• Jarret Twoyoungman
• Willard Lefthand
• Loretta Blackbuffalo
• Soloman Chiniquay
Dawn Saunders Dahl
Land /Aki(iin) , an Ojibwa word for earth, land, soil, and place is designed to explore the
vast polarities and connectedness of my interwoven Ojibwa and settler backgrounds, and what
impact I have had on our ‘shared’ land upon which we stand. I recently discovered my family’s
‘hidden’ Metis identity, my practice has shifted enormously through Storytelling, exploring
themes of Land Use, and the connections between Community, Blood Memory and Ghosts. This
influence has changed my art practice, by creating artworks that utilize and survey the landscape,
restoring my sense of connectedness and heal past heartbreaks of family damage. This current
body of work explores what impact this has on the ‘shared’ land and my narrative. I have started
painting the Alberta Landscape alongside important events with my family, starting with images
of Evergreen Cemetery in Edmonton, where my sister is buried. My artworks reflect the fleeting
nature of our personal and collective history. My personal practice encompasses a variety of
diverse expressions including drawn and painted portraits, landscapes, abstractions on paper,
canvas, wood and clay, as well as photography, video and sound recordings.
25Anniversary Gala Tue May 7
7pm
Triffo Theatre, Allard Hall, 11110 104 Ave NW
Celebrating 25 years of Dreamspeakers and 10 years of Rubaboo we bring together artists
and audiences who have helped build and bridge these two festivals. With performances from
Caleigh Cardinal, Virago Nation, Injun Josephine, Arik and Sabrina Pipestem, the Winspear Youth
Orchestra of Northern Alberta, and a powerful piece from the collaboration Ukrainian Shumka
Dancers’ and Running Thunder’s Ancestors and Elders, we also recognize this year’s Outstanding
DIFF Achievement awards.
Kipohtakâw YONA
January, 2018, saw the long-awaited launch of an El-Sistema- inspired violin program at
Alexander First Nation. The Winspear Centre and Alexander First Nation developed a relationship
through initial visioning meetings, field trips for the students to come to the Winspear, and
visits to community events such as round dances and sharing concerts. We are honoured
to have been invited to develop this program in partnership with community members, elders,
and school staff at the Kipohtakaw Education Centre.
The three-year pilot program runs every Tuesday and Thursday morning at Kipohtakaw
Education Centre. 50 elementary students receive 80 minutes of general music and violin
instruction each week. This cohort of students will remain in the program for the three year-pilot.
We will be deliberately structuring the classes and developing the curriculum to build capacity
within the community so that the students can share music with others not in the program.
Caleigh Cardinal
A Celeigh Cardinal performance is a profound, soulful triumph of songs that blend roots,
folk, rock and pop. Her voice at once evokes a gentleness and control which can turn to raucous,
gut wrenching, twisted, turn-yourself-inside-out blues within a single phrase. She is a passionate
performer who can draw an emotional response with her deliberate words and rich contralto voice.
This year Celeigh has received the Western Canadian Music Award for Indigenous
Artist of the Year, a CBC Indigenous Music nomination for best pop album and has also
received a whopping 8 Edmonton Music Awards nominations for her recently released album,
“Everything and Nothing at all”, from which she was the recipient of Female Artist of the year and
Indigenous Recording of the year.
Arik Pipestem
Arik Pipestem is a performer, dancer, choreographer and a proud member of the Tsuu’
Tina First Nation. He is trained in many dance styles including; hip-hop, latin, contemporary,
ballet and multiple traditional powwow styles. Arik is a world-renowned hoop dancer who fuses
traditional and modern forms to create his unique approach to the ancient craft. He has written,
choreographed and directed many aspiring dancers in original pieces and is a founding
member of the Ancient Neon Dance Collective. Arik aims to remained grounded in diverse
expressions of tradition and imagination through movement and storytelling. Arik started
26 working with Malgorzata Nowacka-May in 2014, and joined The Chimera Project in 2015.Dreamspeakers Awards
When we look at the measurements of the vitality of our Indigenous arts community,
we look at our Access, Inclusion, Identity & Recognition and Evolution of the artist, art forms
and art practices. But one of the most important areas to measure is Appreciation. It is integral in
our culture to have a process of appreciating the work of our artists. It is our pleasure to select film/media, visual
and performing arts for this year’s Anniversary festivals and it is an honour to reflect on the merit and impact
of these national and international works and promote and appreciate them as Outstanding Achievements.
The Dreamspeakers awards are beautifully hand crafted by City of Edmonton Indigenous Artist in Residence,
Melissa Jo Belcourt Moses, and are modeled after the Dreamspeakers International Film Festival logo.
Acknowledgments
BOARD OF DIRECTORS SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Robb Campre - President Alicia Cardinal
Arsan Buffin - Vice President Azimuth Theatre
Bevery Allard - Secretary Ben and Sasha Frederick
Jonathon Collins - Board Member Chantal Fox
Donna Bedard - Board Member Chinook Series
Lese Skidmore - Board Member Citadel Theatre
Hugo Diaz
Iniw River Lot Steering
DREAM TEAM Ken T. Williams - Indigenous dramaturgy UofA
Christine Sokaymoh Frederick - Executive Director Metro Cinemas
Doreen Cardinal - Assistant Producer National Film Board
Barry Bilinsky - Festival Director Nigel Robinson
Aretha Greatrix - Festival Coordinator Pixel Blue College
Antonio Coello - International Curator Punctuate Theatre
Dawn Saunders Dahl - Gallery Curator Ritchie Velthuis
Shivani Saini - Publicity and Marketing Shumka Dancers
Tashina Makokis - Graphics Coordinator Taran Kootenhayoo
MJ Belcourt Moses - Awards Designer
Trent Crosby - Techinical Director
Brittney Pastion - Admin Assistant
Randi Jackson - Volunteer Coordinator
Carla Ulrich - DOT Retrospective
Jerry & Jo-Ann Saddleback - Festival EldersOur 2019 Sponsors Indigenous Services Services aux Canada Autochtones Canada
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